Ask the Author: Amos Smith
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Amos Smith
I was having tea with a friend and the idea came to me in a flash. It took me ten years to flesh out the original idea. What author Eknath Easwaren once said is true: "Good writing is 1 percent inspiration and 99% perspiration!"
Amos Smith
I'm working on a book titled "Primordial Freedom: Meditations on Mystical Passages of Scripture," which is scheduled to come out in 2016.
Amos Smith
Writing has always been a form of therapy for me. My mom's therapy is artwork. My therapy is tinkering with words and re-arranging sentences. Writing relaxes and rejuvenates me.
Amos Smith
1) Go for a run or go on a hike--exercise!
2) Practice Centering Prayer meditation or engage in another spiritual practice that speaks to you.
2) Practice Centering Prayer meditation or engage in another spiritual practice that speaks to you.
Amos Smith
Set specific times each week for writing then guard that time (turn off the cell phone and go to a location where no when can track you down).
Amos Smith
To write well I need to be in a state of "flow." I have tinkered with a number of elements of my schedule that contribute to flow. I have found that two of the biggest factors are daily Centering Prayer meditation (I meditate at least 40 minutes per day) and morning runs every other day (I run 2 to 3 miles each time). I am the most inspired to write when I go on retreat (I take at least two mini-retreats per year for about 8 to 10 total days).
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